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Etherlords II

Fantasy RPG with tactical card battles across five campaigns

Nival · Released Feb 13, 2014

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Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 500
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
4
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Untested
Last update on Steam
Unknown
no patch notes on Steam
Minimum PC
3D-accelerator AGP with 1…
0.1 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Etherlords II?

Etherlords II is a fantasy RPG built around turn-based card battles. You guide a hero through five campaigns, building a deck of spells and creatures, improving the hero’s abilities, and choosing paths through missions while pursuing a mystery in the world of Ether.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy adapting card decks to specific battles
  • +you like developing a hero across multiple campaigns
  • +you prefer turn-based tactics to real-time combat

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer direct action to tactical card battles
  • −you do not want to manage a deck between fights

What players say

83% of 500 reviews are positive

Players praise campaign battles that reward changing their decks and the progression from gaining new cards and abilities. Some report display and compatibility problems on modern PCs.

Screenshots and trailer

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Etherlords II system requirements

Minimum: 3D-accelerator AGP with 1…, 0.1 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows
Processor
Pentium III 600 MHz
Graphics
3D-accelerator AGP with 16 Mb RAM
Memory
128 MB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 7.0

Recommended

OS
Windows
Processor
Pentium III 1.0 GHz
Graphics
3D-accelerator AGP with 32 Mb RAM
Memory
256 MB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
DirectX
Version 7.0

Does Etherlords II have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Etherlords II run on Steam Deck?

Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English, Russian.

Does Etherlords II use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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